The last degree

The IceAxeTV company gives a number of people the opportunity to practise their polar skills out on the Antarctic icecap. It gives people the opportunity to complete a journey in the best possible conditions over the final one degree of latitude before reaching the South Pole (approximately 111 km).

Follow-up

Below are all the news we published about the The last degree expedition

  • Christmas at Patriot Hills

    Published on 29.12.2008

    Not many expeditions send back details of how they spend the time at Patriot Hills waiting for the plane to take them back to Punta. But the businessmen who have now completed the Last Degree tell all...

  • They’ve reached the Pole.

    Published on 17.12.2008

    We have had virtually no news at all about the five businessmen skiing to the South Pole in aid of disadvantaged children. But what we do know is that they have reached their goal.

  • Trekking for kids

    Published on 08.12.2008

    The five businessmen, whose aim is to ski the Last Degree to the South Pole in aid of children in difficulty, have reached the base at Patriot Hills.

Contact us

Please feel free to drop us a mail with your comments and suggestions.


Focus on

Expedition website

The Coldest Journey (Sir Ranulph Fiennes & Team)

Antarctic 2012-2013 - ongoing

25.10.2012 -

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is back in the Antarctic for a world first. He will lead a team of explorers to conquer…



Support the IPF

Support us

All donations to the IPF are tax deductible.

Donations can be made by various means, depending if they are made by a company or by individuals.

Support Us


Polar Explorers

3 Random Polar Explorers from our directory. More inside!

Browse all explorers


Keep in Touch

RSS Feeds

Subscribe to our RSS feeds to be warned in real time when the website is updated.